Two Broody hens sitting side by side should I separate them before the hatch day?

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write2caroline

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These two girls are both broody and trying to sit on the same eggs. Everyday I split up the eggs and move them to opposite sides of the nest box and then I find them once again side by side. Should I separate them for when the chicks hatch or will they rear chicks together? Just wondering.

Caroline

They look fierce don't they?????

Cream Legbar and a white rock
 
Oh I hope someone replies to your post, because I'm in the same situation. I have a BLRW who went broody a month ago, so a couple days ago I finally gave her some fertile eggs to hatch. And now my Barred Rock has been in the same box brooding the same eggs! I booted her out once and she went straight back. I have no idea what's going to happen now.
 
My two Golden Comet hens sat on eggs in one nest all through the sweltering month of July last year.Then they raised the brood of five chicks together.One was more motherly-clucking and scratching for goodies and the other one was more protective rushing at any imagined threat. They peacefully shared the little clutch of eggs- and the chicks.
 
That gives me some hope. In case they refuse to separate.


I think I am going to put them in different brooding boxes and see if it keeps them from rolling the eggs around.

Thanks

Caroline
 
We have chicks! Two broody hens worked on this hatch and one eventually gave up and let Lucy (who is higher in the pecking order) brood the eggs. Friday Lucy hatched 5 perfect little chickies! I took a little video clip to show you the new babies. Only 3 had hatched at the point I took the video the remaining 2 hatched a little later.

But this proves that even when 2 hens go broody on the same hatch, the chicks come out fine. Bristol the other broody has shown absolutley no interest in the hatchlings and has gone back to her non-broody ways. Lucy, the Mamma hen is doing a brilliant job nurturing, protecting, and teaching her little ones.

 

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